<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#0000ff">Mr. Bandurski,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#0000ff">DesignBuilder (DB) can import .DXF file and .GBXML files. It can also scale .PDF files - you have several options for importing geometry information.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#0000ff">EnergyPlus (used by DesignBuilder) is not particularly suited for comfort calculations; it's intended primarily for energy calculations. DB does, however, have an optional CFD module which may be helpful.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#0000ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#0000ff">For creating proper zone definitions for energy calculations, review the ASHRAE 90.1 descriptions of zoning in Appendix G, section 3.1</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 3:48 PM, Karol BANDURSKI via Bldg-sim <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org" target="_blank">bldg-sim@lists.onebuilding.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear Experts,<br>
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I start with Design Builder (I have used TRNSYS earlier). I am going to<br>
simulate multifamily residential building with about 170 apartments. I will<br>
simulate for HQE certificate: thermal comfort in summer, energy consumption<br>
and natural lighting.<br>
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1) Could you write me which way to create model from *.dwg file will be the<br>
easiest and the cheapest if I don't have SketchUp Pro?<br>
2) From which model it will be better to start: general for energy<br>
calculation (zones are spaces with the same temperature) or more detailed<br>
for comfort calculation (bedrooms, living rooms separated)?<br>
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I would be grateful for any advices!<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
Karol Bandurski<br>
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Karol BANDURSKI M. Sc.<br>
Faculty of Civil and Environemntal Engeneering<br>
Division of Heating, Air Conditioning and Air Protection<br>
Poznan University of Technology<br>
<a href="http://www.put.poznan.pl/~karol" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.put.poznan.pl/~karol</a>. bandurski<br>
<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karol_Bandurski" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.researchgate.net/<wbr>profile/Karol_Bandurski</a><br>
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